alto dos gaios - Madeira Rugby

The ref checks his watch and blows his whistle, signalling the end of the match and a win for Madeira Rugby.

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Andrea Vettori converts the try and gives two more points to Madeira Rugby.

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Miguel Santos breaks two weak tackles before passing to Andrea Vettori, who uses his strength to fend off coming across to cover. Seeing no gaps, Andrea Vettori passes to Renato Évora on the burst. He has too much space, despite 's attempt at an ankle tap, and he scores five points for Madeira Rugby.

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takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over alto dos gaios stadium. Miguel Santos positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

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Look at that curl! Andrea Vettori certainly has a very different kicking technique, but it sure does work.

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Eduardo Afonso busts straight through the poor tackling of and , drawing the last defender in before tossing a deft pass to Andrea Vettori, who runs the last 10 meters and dives over the try line unopposed. Brilliant try!

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Madeira Rugby have retained possession as their players were quick and picked up the loose ball. They'll be able to attack again

signals to his forwards to stay behind the ball and sends a hanging kick in their direction. Both and Miguel Santos jump for the catch, but both players have misjudged the flight of the ball and it sails over their heads. Miguel Santos is the first to react, scooping up the loose ball on the first bounce.

Superb work there by forwards and backs alike! Romeu Laranjeira sends the ball to Bruno Carvalho who carries it on before passing on to Gabriel Vitorino. He spots that he has an overlap outside, draws in a defender and then passes to Leonardo Adão. There's nobody between him and the try line, and he sprints in for a well-worked try.

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takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over alto dos gaios stadium. Romeu Laranjeira positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

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The conversion is missed, though.

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Edson Oliveira breaks the tackles of and , before passing to Rico Grady. slows him up, but he offloads to Leonardo Gomes. He waits to draw the last defender before passing to Miguel Santos, who grounds the ball in the corner. The defense of alto dos gaios looks like they've been hit by a grenade, lying scattered willy-nilly across the pitch.

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That's a lovely hanging kick by . Edson Oliveira rises high above the Madeira Rugby players to take the catch, giving no chance to contest.

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Andrea Vettori converts the try and gives two more points to Madeira Rugby.

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over alto dos gaios stadium. Rico Grady positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

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Look at that curl! Andrea Vettori certainly has a very different kicking technique, but it sure does work.

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Rico Grady breaks the tackles of and , before passing to Leonardo Gomes. slows him up, but he offloads to Andrea Vettori. He waits to draw the last defender before passing to Gabriel Vitorino, who grounds the ball in the corner. The defense of alto dos gaios looks like they've been hit by a grenade, lying scattered willy-nilly across the pitch.

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Oooh! That's not a good kick from , i'm not sure it will make it to the ten meter line..The crowd here at alto dos gaios stadium hold their breath..
Rico Grady takes the ball just inches over the ten meter mark. got away with that one after all!

Ooooh! That was awesome from Gabriel Vitorino! He received a wild pass from Leonardo Gomes but managed to take the ball off his shoelaces and still make a classic scissor move in midfield that put Andrea Vettori in acres of space.. Andrea Vettori dots the ball down over the try line and turns, pointing his finger at Gabriel Vitorino in recognition of that bit of class!

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Scrum for alto dos gaios. It's a good feed, but Madeira Rugby put in a mighty shove. They're pushing alto dos gaios off the ball. They've taken one against the head. Fabulous work by the Madeira Rugby front row!

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Steady scrum for Madeira Rugby there. The ball comes out to Miguel Santos who passes across to Gabriel Vitorino. He carries the ball for 8 metres, before attempting to offload to Gabriel Guimarães, but the tackle is good enough to throw his pass off target.

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takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over alto dos gaios stadium. Miguel Santos positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

Try time ! A beautiful phase of play from Madeira Rugby. The ball goes from Leonardo Gomes to Leonardo Adão and on to Eduardo Afonso, who is running in support. There is nothing to stop him as he crashes over the line with a big smile on his face !

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Madeira Rugby have retained possession as their players were quick and picked up the loose ball. They'll be able to attack again

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Rico Grady straightens his run and charges right at the defence. bounces off him and then is effortlessly fended off. He sends a lovely pass to Gabriel Vitorino, who is promptly ankle tapped after a spectacular dive by .

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takes the kickoff. Rico Grady takes the ball in the air right in front of , who wasn't aggressive enough.

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Andrea Vettori slots it through to finish off a great try by Madeira Rugby.

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Rico Grady breaks two weak tackles before passing to Eduardo Afonso, who uses his strength to fend off coming across to cover. Seeing no gaps, Eduardo Afonso passes to António Uva on the burst. He has too much space and scores five points for Madeira Rugby.

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Andrea Vettori takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over alto dos gaios stadium. Rico Grady positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

It's not been the best start for the home supporters, but still plenty of time for them to find something to cheer about!

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Andrea Vettori slots it through to finish off a great try by Madeira Rugby.

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Superb work there by forwards and backs alike! Bruno Carvalho sends the ball to Gabriel Vitorino who carries it on before passing on to Andrea Vettori. He spots that he has an overlap outside, draws in a defender and then passes to Gabriel Guimarães. There's nobody between him and the try line, and he sprints in for a well-worked try.

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takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over alto dos gaios stadium. Bruno Carvalho positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

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Andrea Vettori judges the wind well, and the ball splits the uprights for another two points.

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What an awesome try to Madeira Rugby ! Bruno Carvalho takes on the defense and beats the tackles of and then sends a pass out to Edson Oliveira. Not to be shown up he makes short work of and then sends a pass out to Romeu Laranjeira. There's no defenders left anywhere near the play so Romeu Laranjeira gets the easy try.

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signals to his forwards to stay behind the ball and sends a hanging kick in their direction. Both and Bruno Carvalho jump for the catch, but both players have misjudged the flight of the ball and it sails over their heads. Bruno Carvalho is the first to react, scooping up the loose ball on the first bounce.

Try time ! A beautiful phase of play from Madeira Rugby. The ball goes from Edson Oliveira to António Uva and on to Gabriel Guimarães, who is running in support. There is nothing to stop him as he crashes over the line with a big smile on his face !

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Madeira Rugby have retained possession as their players were quick and picked up the loose ball. They'll be able to attack again

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Miguel Santos straightens his run and charges right at the defence. bounces off him and then is effortlessly fended off. He sends a lovely pass to Leonardo Gomes, who is promptly ankle tapped after a spectacular dive by .

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with the kick from halfway.. has got his positioning all wrong and Miguel Santos takes an easy catch. Madeira Rugby will be on the front foot here.

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The conversion is missed. The crowd is giving him some flak, he really should have nailed that one.

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Great vision by Miguel Santos, he spots a slight dog-leg in the defensive line and spins a quick pass to Leonardo Gomes who takes and gives in one movement creating the break for Romeu Laranjeira. The cover is drawn in, and a well weighted pass to António Uva allows him to cruise over the line for a well deserved five pointer. Even the alto dos gaios fans applaud that piece of quality rugby.

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takes the kickoff. Miguel Santos takes the ball in the air right in front of , who wasn't aggressive enough.

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Andrea Vettori slots it through to finish off a great try by Madeira Rugby.

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Superb work there by forwards and backs alike! Rico Grady sends the ball to Andrea Vettori who carries it on before passing on to Bruno Carvalho. He spots that he has an overlap outside, draws in a defender and then passes to Gabriel Guimarães. There's nobody between him and the try line, and he sprints in for a well-worked try.

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takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over alto dos gaios stadium. Rico Grady positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

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Andrea Vettori judges the wind well, and the ball splits the uprights for another two points.

The ball is loose and bouncing around.. The ball takes a lucky bounce straight into the welcoming arms of a Madeira Rugby player.

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A complex training ground play from Madeira Rugby here, Bruno Carvalho throws the ball out to Rico Grady and loops around for the return pass. Rico Grady dummies the return ball to Bruno Carvalho and then fires the ball back inside to Gabriel Guimarães who is running the angle into a gap. Gabriel Guimarães drifts across the field and hands the ball on to Gabriel Vitorino cutting back on the reverse angle! All that guile and effort comes to nothing as has read the play superbly and makes a big hit right on the gain line.

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takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over alto dos gaios stadium. Bruno Carvalho positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

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Madeira Rugby with another two points on the scoreboard thanks to the sure-footed kicking of Andrea Vettori.

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Try time!!! The Madeira Rugby scrum half, Leonardo Gomes, senses an opportunity as is the only defender to his left. He throws a massive dummy left, jinks right and dives over for an easy try. You'd think players of this level wouldn't fall for that kind of trickery!

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Madeira Rugby have stolen alto dos gaios's lineout ball! mistimed his jump, and Eduardo Afonso got his hands to it first. Good work by Madeira Rugby at that lineout!

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Madeira Rugby try to move the ball wide. The ball is passed from António Uva to Rico Grady to Leonardo Gomes to Renato Veloso. It's all too lateral, and a bit too obvious though, and is ready and waiting. They'll need to be a bit more creative than that to break down the defence.

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Madeira Rugby have retained possession as their players were quick and picked up the loose ball. They'll be able to attack again

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Bruno Carvalho thinks he sees a gap, but is ready for him and brings him down.

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over alto dos gaios stadium. Romeu Laranjeira positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

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Look at that curl! Andrea Vettori certainly has a very different kicking technique, but it sure does work.

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Superb work there by forwards and backs alike! Miguel Santos sends the ball to Eduardo Afonso who carries it on before passing on to Gabriel Vitorino. He spots that he has an overlap outside, draws in a defender and then passes to António Uva. There's nobody between him and the try line, and he sprints in for a well-worked try.

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Oooh! That's not a good kick from , i'm not sure it will make it to the ten meter line..The crowd here at alto dos gaios stadium hold their breath..
Miguel Santos takes the ball just inches over the ten meter mark. got away with that one after all!

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It's another glorious day for rugby here at alto dos gaios stadium. alto dos gaios and Madeira Rugby signal they are ready and the referee blows for the kickoff.

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The ref checks his watch and blows his whistle, signalling the end of the match and a win for Madeira Rugby.

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Andrea Vettori converts the try and gives two more points to Madeira Rugby.

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over alto dos gaios stadium. Miguel Santos positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

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Look at that curl! Andrea Vettori certainly has a very different kicking technique, but it sure does work.

signals to his forwards to stay behind the ball and sends a hanging kick in their direction. Both and Miguel Santos jump for the catch, but both players have misjudged the flight of the ball and it sails over their heads. Miguel Santos is the first to react, scooping up the loose ball on the first bounce.

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over alto dos gaios stadium. Romeu Laranjeira positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over alto dos gaios stadium. Rico Grady positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

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Look at that curl! Andrea Vettori certainly has a very different kicking technique, but it sure does work.

Oooh! That's not a good kick from , i'm not sure it will make it to the ten meter line..The crowd here at alto dos gaios stadium hold their breath..
Rico Grady takes the ball just inches over the ten meter mark. got away with that one after all!

Scrum for alto dos gaios. It's a good feed, but Madeira Rugby put in a mighty shove. They're pushing alto dos gaios off the ball. They've taken one against the head. Fabulous work by the Madeira Rugby front row!

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over alto dos gaios stadium. Miguel Santos positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

Andrea Vettori takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over alto dos gaios stadium. Rico Grady positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

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Andrea Vettori slots it through to finish off a great try by Madeira Rugby.

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over alto dos gaios stadium. Bruno Carvalho positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

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Andrea Vettori judges the wind well, and the ball splits the uprights for another two points.

signals to his forwards to stay behind the ball and sends a hanging kick in their direction. Both and Bruno Carvalho jump for the catch, but both players have misjudged the flight of the ball and it sails over their heads. Bruno Carvalho is the first to react, scooping up the loose ball on the first bounce.

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over alto dos gaios stadium. Rico Grady positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

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Andrea Vettori judges the wind well, and the ball splits the uprights for another two points.

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over alto dos gaios stadium. Bruno Carvalho positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

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Madeira Rugby with another two points on the scoreboard thanks to the sure-footed kicking of Andrea Vettori.

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over alto dos gaios stadium. Romeu Laranjeira positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

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Look at that curl! Andrea Vettori certainly has a very different kicking technique, but it sure does work.

Oooh! That's not a good kick from , i'm not sure it will make it to the ten meter line..The crowd here at alto dos gaios stadium hold their breath..
Miguel Santos takes the ball just inches over the ten meter mark. got away with that one after all!